People who died on the job in Wyoming were remembered Tuesday morning in the state Capitol Building during a Worker's Memorial Day ceremony.

During one part of the ceremony the names of people who have died were read, with each name followed by a ringing of a bell. Relatives of those who have died spoke about their memories of the victims.

Among those speaking was Governor Matt Mead, who recalled the day in 1996 when he received a call telling him his mother Mary had died while working cattle on leased land in Grand Teton National Park.

Mary Mead, who had ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wyoming in 1990, was killed on her 61st birthday when she was thrown from her horse, which then fell on her.

The governor told the audience that in June a report is due outlining workplace fatalities in 2014. He says that although the numbers are preliminary, it looks like over 30 people died in workplace accidents in Wyoming in 2014, which will be an increase over the 2013 numbers. Mead says the new report will show about half the deaths were due to car accidents.

He says about half of the deaths were in the transportation and oil and gas industries combined.Mead calls the report ''sobering".

Also speaking at the event was state  house minority floor leader Mary Throne (D-Cheyenne). Throne said it's time the state put a premium on saving workers lives, even if it means putting those lives ahead of what is good for business in the state.

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